Gigantea 
The World's Most Cherished 
Winter Bloom... 
It is easy to understand why Camellias are one of the most popular of 
all garden shtubs in areas where they can be planted in the garden. 
It is easy to understand, too, why folks who grow them under glass or 
in tubs are just as enthusiastic about them. You get more than the 
lovely flowers though, because the plant is one of the most ornamental 
of evergreens, with its great big leaves always looking as if they had 
just been polished. 
Quality Plants from One 
of the West’s Finest Collections 
When you invest in a camellia plant you are investing in something 
permanent. The plant will be with you for many, many years, increas- 
ing in size and beauty each year. It pays to get the very best plants 
you can possibly find—plants which have been carefully grown, which 
are true to name, bushy, well shaped plants with a good husky root 
system, which will grow rapidly and bloom freely for you. These are 
the things you get in an Armstrong plant. Just compare them with 
other camellia plants sold throughout the country and you'll see the 
difference. Here are a few of the choicest varieties selected from the 
large number of kinds we grow. 
Where to Grow Them 
Except in the high mountains or on the desert, camellias are perfectly 
at home along the Pacific Coast from Mexico to Canada. Along the 
Gulf Coast, in Florida, the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana— 
in fact, throughout the temperate South—camellias are prized garden 
shrubs. Actually, the plants are quite hardy (to about 10°). Those 
fortunate enough to have a glass house or conservatory find it easy to 
enjoy camellias in colder sections, and many folks in the same areas 
are growing them successfully in large tubs or boxes which can be 
moved to a protected area during extremely cold weather. Where they 
can be grown in the garden, they should be planted in a sheltered 
location in shade or semi-shade. Well drained soil is essential. Full 
planting instructions ate sent with every order. 
Plants Shipped Postpaid 
Any time from October 15th to April Ist we will ship these heavy- 
rooted plants specially packed to reach you in perfect condition. 
And—they are shipped at our expense. Smaller plants are 3 years old, 
114 to 2 feet tall. Higher priced specimens are bushy 5-year old 
plants, 242 to 3 feet tall (dwarf growing kinds may not be as tall 
but will be more bushy in both sizes). 
Lila Lee (about two-thirds actual size) 
